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2021 Supreme(HP) 129

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, J.
Bharti Sharma and Another - Petitioners
Versus
Naresh Kumar and Another - Respondents
Civil Revision No. 88 of 2019
Decided On : 08-04-2021

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr.Ajay Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr.Amit Jamwal, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr.Yadupati Sood, Advocate.

Headnote:

Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 – Section 19 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order 23 Rule 1, Order 6 Rule 17 – Amendment of plaint – Extension of Land Boundaries – Petitioners have assailed part of impugned order passed by Senior Civil Judge Court No. 1, in an application filed on behalf of plaintiffs/petitioners, under Order 6 Rule 17 of Code of Civil Procedure for amendment of plaint, whereby application has been allowed partly, by permitting the amendment by allowing plaintiffs to plead that suit property is Joint Hindu family coparcenary ancestral property under Mitakshra Hindu Law, but rejecting second proposed amendment to add another property situated at Yamunanagar, Haryana in the suit property in present suit, on ground of resjudicata with observation that suit property situated in Haryana was subject matter of suit which was filed in a competent Court in Haryana, but was got dismissed as withdrawn unconditionally by plaintiffs on alleged objection of defendants – Plaintiffs, being aggrieved by rejection of proposed amendment, disallowing addition of property of Yamunanagar in suit property, has assailed this part of impugned order, passed by trial Court, on ground that suit with subject matter of property at Yamunanagar in Haryana, was withdrawn with specific statement that suit property of that suit shall be added in suit property of present suit pending at Amb – Held, Plaintiffs should have been relegated to Court which has passed order, i.e. Civil Court, Yamunanagar, for rectifying mistake or correction of order, however, in present case it may not be necessary for the reason that order has not been passed by regular Civil Court, but in Daily Lok Adalat and Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction to pass such order which is beyond the scope of statement of parties or terms of settlement – Otherwise also, at this stage relegating the parties to Civil Court Yamunanagar (Haryana) will cause unnecessary and unwarranted multiplicity of litigation – Court is of considered opinion that rejection of amendment proposing addition of property of Yamunanagar in suit property of present suit, trial Court has committed material irregularity and illegality and, therefore, part of impugned order, whereby proposal of amendment has been rejected, is set aside, but maintaining portion of that order whereby amendment proposed to plead suit property as joint Hindu Family Coparcenary Ancestral Property under Mitakshra Hindu Law, has been permitted – Amended plaint, if not already filed, be filed in the trial Court on first date of appearance – Same shall be taken on record by trial Court and thereafter trial Court shall proceed further in accordance with law – Petition Disposed of

JUDGMENT :

VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, J.

1. In instant petition, petitioners have assailed part of impugned order dated 22.5.2019 passed by learned Senior Civil Judge Court No. 1, Amb in an application filed on behalf of plaintiffs/petitioners, under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure (for short “CPC”) for amendment of plaint, whereby application has been allowed partly, by permitting the amendment by allowing plaintiffs to plead that suit property is Joint Hindu family coparcenary ancestral property under Mitakshra Hindu Law, but rejecting second proposed amendment to add another property situated at Yamunanagar, Haryana in the suit property in present suit, on the ground of resjudicata with observation that suit property situated in Haryana was subject matter of the suit which was filed in a competent Court in Haryana, but was got dismissed as withdrawn unconditionally on 11.7.2016 by plaintiffs on the alleged objection of defendants.

2. Plaintiffs, being aggrieved by rejection of proposed amendment, disallowing addition of property of Yamunanagar in the suit property, has assailed this part of the impugned order, passed by trial Court, on the ground that suit with subject matter of property at Yamunanagar in Haryana, was withdrawn with specific statement that suit property of that suit shall be added in suit property of present suit pending at Amb.

3. The conclusion, that suit filed at Yamunanagar was withdrawn unconditionally, has been drawn by the trial Court on the basis of order dated 11.7.2016 announced in Daily Lok Adalat by Additional Civil Judge, Yamunanagar at Jagadhri, which reads as under:-

    “Bharti Sharma Vs. Rahul Sharma

Present: Plaintiff Bharti Sharma in person with Sh.Sunil Kumar, Advocate.

Sh.Sourabh Kaushik, Advocate for the defendant.

Suit received by way of assignment. It be checked and registered.

File taken up today in Daily Lok Adalat.

Today plaintiff Bharti Sharma has personally appear and suffered a statement thereby seeking to withdraw the present suit. She is identified by Sh. Ssunil Kumar, Advocate for the plaintiff. Statement recorded separately.

Heard. In view of the above mentioned statement, the present suit is hereby dismissed as withdrawn unconditionally. File be consigned to record room after due compliance.

Announced in Daily Lok Adalat.

11.07.2016

(Sunil Jindal)

Additional Civil Judge,

Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri.”

4. English translation of statement of plaintiff No. 1, on the basis of which the suit was withdrawn, reads as under:-

    “Stated that present suit is being withdrawn on technical ground. A suit related to the property of my husband, filed prior in time, is pending adjudication at Amb in District Una, H.P., therefore, does not want to continue present suit. Be consigned. The property of my husband, situated at Yamunanagar shall be challenged in case pending in Una.”

5. Order 23 Rule 1(1) of CPC provides that a plaintiff, at any time after the institution of a suit, may against all or any of the defendant(s), abandon his suit or abandon a part of his claim. Rule 1(3) of order 23 of CPC provides that where there is some formal defect in the suit leading to its failure or there are sufficient grounds for allowing the plaintiff to institute a fresh suit for the subject matter of the suit or part of a claim, the Court may grant permission to withdraw to the plaintiff from such suit or such part of the claim with liberty to institute a fresh suit in respect of subject matter of such suit or such part of claim. Order 23 Rule 1(4) CPC provides that when any suit or part of claim has been abandoned under Sub Rule (1) or a suit or part of claim has been withdrawn without permission referred in sub Rule (3), plaintiff beside liability to pay cost as may be awarded by the Court, shall also be precluded from instituting any fresh suit in respect of such subject matter or such part of the claim.

6. As has also been canvassed on behalf of defendants, the trial Court, for mention of the fact in the order passed b

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